The tennis legend revealed he would consider passing on his knowledge to the Scots ace if he picked up and the phone and asked.

TENNIS legend John McEnroe last night urged Andy Murray to give him a call if the current Wimbledon champion is still looking for a new coach.

The Scot has been without a mentor since parting company with Ivan Lendl in March.

And Supermac – one of the greatest players to pick up a racquet – revealed he would be happy to take on the role of helping Murray retain his singles title at SW19 this summer.

The 55-year-old former World No.1, who won seven Grand Slam titles, said: “There are a lot of players from my era involved in coaching now. Some of these situations are tempting and you get into a part-time role.

“It’s nice to see some of the other players closer to my generation, and some younger, being around the game. It’s a nice shot in the arm for them as well as the sport.

“But my phone hasn’t been ringing off the hook. I’m quite busy doing my own thing but if the right situation came along and I got an opportunity to coach a great player, it would certainly be something to think about.

“If Andy Murray picked up the phone and asked me to coach him, of course I would think about it.”

McEnroe, who will be returning to the Brodies Champions of Tennis ATP event in Edinburgh from June 19-22, would welcome the opportunity to see if he and Murray would be a good fit.

The American added: “It’s not so much what you see in their game but more that the person respects what you’re telling him in order to implement it.

“Some of the things you saw Ivan do, at least from the outside looking in, seemed to be the same type of things other people were telling Andy to do. I don’t think it was a big shock that he needed to be more aggressive on return when you’re dealing with one of the best returners in the game.

“Or that you should be more aggressive on your forehand as he had a tendency to shovel it and not put more opponents on their heels. These were the type of things Ivan got Andy to execute.

“Maybe what Ivan had been through, and the respect Andy had for him, helped him to lift his ability. But I’m sure there was more to it. Ivan was a stickler for details and a real strategist in general. I guess that appealed to Andy.

“I don’t know exactly what happened between him and Ivan but it would be unsettling.

“That happened two or three months ago but he has a team of people around him and who’s to say what will happen over the next couple of months?

“I don’t know if he’ll pick up someone or just go along with the same group he’s had for a while, minus Ivan. It’s not like he’s going to forget how to play or forget the type of things Ivan taught him.

“It doesn’t necessarily make a lot of difference, although their record speaks for itself. Andy’s record with Ivan was certainly better than it was without him.”

McEnroe admits coaching the two-times Major winner and Olympic champion would be a dream job. He said: “I don’t think you can just change to another person that easily.

“That’s probably part of the reason he’s not with anyone right now. I’m sure at some stage he’ll find someone he’s willing to take that chance with.

“There are plenty of people who would love to do it. It’s not as if that isn’t a great job to work with someone as good as him. There will be plenty of people applying for the job.”

McEnroe hopes Murray will cut a more relaxed figure at SW19 this year, having finally won a tournament in 2013 at the ninth attempt.

He said “There is always going to be pressure on Andy to win Wimbledon but this year it will be significantly less because he has won it, so the jinx has been broken.

“Obviously everyone in the UK will be hoping he does well and he’ll want to do it but since he finally won it last year, there won’t be the same strain.”

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